Ethical Exits is a podcast dedicated to mission-driven entrepreneurs exploring the path of ethical business transactions. In this podcast, we'll delve into the often opaque world of mergers and acquisitions, a landscape filled with secrecy, uncertainty, and complex decisions. We'll share compelling stories from entrepreneurs who have successfully navigated ethical exits and provide insights from active sellers seeking a responsible transition. Join us as we uncover the principles and practices that make these transactions both impactful and integrity-driven.
Bonus Episode: Taking Your Name Off the Door with Jacqueline Radebaugh & Jason Wiener
What does it take to build a business that can outlast you when it started with your name on the door?
In this episode of Ethical Exits, I sit down with Jacqueline Radebaugh, managing partner and majority owner of CurrentShift Legal, and founder Jason Wiener. Formerly Jason Wiener PC, the firm is now a Latina-owned public benefit corporation.
We talk about handing over real authority, what it takes for someone else to see themselves as an owner, and taking the founder’s name off the door. We also get into a lively debate about why shared ownership is hard to scale when trust takes time.
And Jason shares why he considers his exit not only an ethical exit but one that matched his dreams.
29 Sept 2026
Rethinking Ownership with Katie & Brian Boland
What does it really mean to own something?
In this episode of Ethical Exits, Hannah sits down with Katie and Brian Boland, economic activists and strategists challenging how we think about capital, power, and ownership.
They unpack a term they coined: equity washing. Think greenwashing, but for employee ownership. What happens when workers receive a small economic stake, but little meaningful governance, agency, or long-term control?
From there, the conversation goes deeper: What does real ownership actually look like? Who owns? Who benefits? Who decides?
Katie and Brian share their work developing an ownership scorecard, why governance and stewardship matter alongside economics, and why founders should start thinking about ownership transition years before they are ready to exit.
Because an exit doesn’t just transfer an asset. It transfers power.
30 Aug 2026
Episode #026: Funding What Matters: Ethical Tech and Youth Well-Being
Juliette Blake, Founder and CEO of Moxies, joins Ethical Exits for a conversation about ethical tech, aligned capital, and what it means to build a company whose value cannot be measured by dwell time.
Moxies is a next-generation platform for Gen Alpha girls, designed to create a safe, creative space for self-expression, connection, confidence, and healthy digital literacy. But this episode is not just about kids and technology. It is about a much bigger question for mission-driven founders:
How do we fund, scale, sell, or recapitalize companies that actually mean something to society without forcing them into capital models that undermine what they were built to protect?
Hannah and Juliette talk about the true cost of “free” platforms, why attention-extraction models are so harmful for children, how Moxies is building around trust and well-being instead of addiction, and why traditional venture capital benchmarks often miss the point.
They also dig into ethical exits: what kind of acquirer could strengthen the mission, what kind of buyer would break it, and why a failed dream acquisition can sometimes save the company.
Guest spotlight: Juliette closes the episode by highlighting Groove With Me, a nonprofit in East Harlem that provides girls with safe physical spaces for dance, creative self-expression, movement, and community. https://www.groovewithme.org/
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